Our journeys through cemeteries locally and not so locally.
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Hi, I'm Amber. I'm a busy mom with a variety of interests including writing, crafting, cemeteries and history. Come with me on my journey.

These photos for today's entry were taken by my friend Terri Talarek King and are used with her permission. She lives closer to the area and was able to stop and take some photos for me. Thank you so much for your time!

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Our first stop is at the grave of Lilly Pearl Dellinger.

Born: September 2, 1882

Died: October 16, 1888

She was the young daughter of Jonas Dellinger (1820-1906) and Susan Barekman Dellinger (1846-1921). Her father is buried nearby in Lower Indiana Presbyterian Cemetery, next to his first wife, Sarah E. Dellinger (1840-1875). Her mother buried in Fairview Cemetery in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.

This cemetery was rather difficult to get to, but we made it there on this cloudy, fall day. I recommend for anyone that wants to head out to this location to be aware that it is near Northfork Wildlife Refuge/Stillwater Marsh and the roads are prone to flooding as the water's edge does come right up to the road. The day that we were there it was dry and partly cloudy, so we didn't have to worry about it, but there were signs noting that the roads could flood. The roads are gravel and very narrow and rutted in some places. Just past the cemetery, on our way to another location, we found that the roads were far too steep to make it up, so we had to perform a rather tedious and time consuming turn around to get back out.

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Our first stop is at Laurentine Bartlett.

Born: October 31, 1818, Pennsylvania (or maybe New York)

Died: June 27, 1896, Indiana

He was the son of Josiah Bartlett (1767-1856) and Anna Latham Bartlett (1776-1832). He was born in Connecticut and she was from Vermont, but they are both buried in New Haven Cemetery in Hamilton County, Ohio.

William H. Bartlett (1806-1884) - buried in New Haven Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio

David Bartlett (1808-1870) - buried in New Haven Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio

He was married to Lydia Waldren Bartlett (1827-1903). Her grave is pictured here. According to her obituary she died at her home from a complication of diseases. It also lists that she was the mother of four children, assuming that this only is mentioning the living ones. I also believe that Amasa/Anaca Bartlett (whose headstone says A. Bartlett) is actually George America Amsey Bartlett and he probably went by Amsey in life.

She was the daughter of John Thomas Vint (1816-1904) and Lucy Ann Wagaman Vint (1824-1900). They are both buried in Friendship Cemetery nearby, but their graves are marked with simple unadorned field stones. According to John's obituary dated January 19, 1904 in the Bloomington Evening World, he was a pioneer of the county having been born in Kentucky. He was a farmer in life and had lived in Monroe County most of his life. His funeral was held at Friendship Church in Salt Creek Township. Her obituary, dated February 20, 1900, states that she died of pneumonia at her home eight miles southeast of the city. Her funeral was held at the Friendship Church as well.

She was the wife of William A Butcher (1860-1922). They were married on September 19, 1880. He is buried in Clear Creek Cemetery with his second wife, Mary J. Butcher.

She died of consumption (tuberculosis) at the age of 23. There were no children born to them.

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Our next stop is at that of Harley M. Butcher.

Born: June 14, 1890

Died: July 23, 1891

He was the infant son of Jasper Newton Butcher (1852-1917) and Martha Jane Hancock Butcher (1856-1934). He was buried in Knightridge Cemetery, but she was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Monroe County, Indiana. Her name shares a headstone with her daughter Maude.

These stones are in line with the MOTHER and FATHER stones. Edgar contradicts the name on the headstone which should be Edward but actually says EDWAD.

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Here we have the field stone for Abby Chestnut.
Born: June 6, 1880
Died: November 11, 1881

She was the infant daughter of Benjamin A. Chestnut (1851-1934) and Sarah Alice Stephenson Burns (1855-1936). They were married in 1876 and it was possible that she married again even though she passed away only two years after her husband. He died rather suddenly when he walked in front of a vehicle and is buried nearby in Friendship Cemetery. His wife is buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Here we have the grave of Sarah Catherine Fleener.
Born: January 23, 1866
Died: March 17, 1866

She was the newborn daughter of Abraham D. Fleener (1834-1885) and Elizabeth Bales /Bayles Fleener (1831-?). They are probably buried in Illinois, but as of yet, I haven't located a burial site for them.

Here is the grave for Sarah A. Mobley.
Born: February 2, 1839
Died: January 18, 1864

She was the wife of M. Mobley (?-?) and was young when she died. I haven't been able to find any information about him, though the Mobley name does appear in quite a bit of my research.

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We now come to the graves of two of the Parnell children.

First name is Alice V. Parnell.
Born: April 24, 1868
Died: July 31, 1876

The next name is that of Anna Parnell.
Born: February 17, 1875
Died: February 26, 1875

They are both the young daughters of James R. Parnell (1845-1918) and Rebecca Hanson Parnell (1844-1929). He served in the Civil War in the 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry for 6 months from 1863-1864. They are both buried in Knightridge Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.

There is a note that she may have been Anna Phillips, the daughter of Conrad Phillips who is listed in "The History of Monroe, Morgan, and Brown Counties" on page 673. After comparing the information there to what I have seen from the headstones, I believe that this is correct, though I see no information pertaining to a Conrad Phillips, so I am not sure where that but of information came from.

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Here we have a headstone noted for the Children Payne.

Cora Payne

The first one is for Cora Payne (noted as Infant on the stone)

Born: April 4, 1882
Died: April 4, 1882

This infant was the child of Francis Marion Payne (1843-1905) and Matilda A. Bartlett Payne (1850-1922).

Had the child survived, there would have been many siblings:Lydie A. Payne (1871-1875) - buried in Friendship Cemetery, Monroe
County, Indiana (name shown on other side of monument)

He served in the Civil War in the 22nd Indiana Infantry, Company B, under Sherman and he was also a member of the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows.

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We now stop at the grave of Fieldon Sexton.
Born: October 16, 1842, Greene County, Indiana
Died: July 9, 1918, Monroe County, Indiana

He was the son of James C. Sexton (1802-1874) and Mary Staten Sexton (1802-1897). Both are buried in Friendship Cemetery nearby, but I was unable to find any headstones for them. There are many field stones in this cemetery, some without any markings at all, so it is very possible that they were given a simple stone that has since worn away.

He married three times, but his first wife is listed on the headstone under his name, Mary A. Parsley Sexton. They were married on July 14, 1870 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Born: July 11, 1850, Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana
Died: June 24, 1889, Monroe County, Indiana

His second wife was Lydia Butcher Sexton (?-?). They were married on July 4, 1891. I am unsure as to where she is buried.

They had two children that I have found reference to:Laura Sexton (?-?) - burial unknownCecil Sexton (?-?) - burial unknown

And his final marriage was to Esther Ann Maners Sexton (?-?) on October 24, 1905. I am not sure where she is buried, but there are no children attributed to this union.

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Here we have Frederick Sexton.
Born: April 17, 1833, Greene County, Indiana
Died: December 19, 1918, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana

He was the son of James C. Sexton (1802-1874) and Mary Staten Sexton (1802-1897). Both are buried in Friendship Cemetery nearby, but I was unable to find any headstones for them. There are many field stones in this cemetery, some without any markings at all, so it is very possible that they were given a simple stone that has since worn away.

He was married to Sarah Ann Bales Sexton, whose name is listed below his on the headstone.
Born: March 28, 1833, Indiana
Died: July 24, 1889, Monroe County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Margaret Chestnut Bales (1808-?) and James Bales, Jr. (1796-1850). She is buried in Friendship Cemetery nearby, but her father's burial site is unknown. It is likely that he is buried there as well.

Here is the headstone for Catherin Tabor Stephens.
Born: September 20, 1849, Brown County, Indiana
Died: March 30, 1912, Monroe County, Indiana

She was the daughter of James Francis Tabor (1802-1858) and Matilda Brown Tabor (1804-1850). They are both buried in Shiloh Cemetery in Brown County, Indiana. It looks as if her father, James, was married a second time to a woman named Polly Shipley Tabor (?-?). I am unsure as to where she is buried.

Here we have the grave of Elijah Stevens.
Born: July 30, 1855
Died: January 1, 1856

He was the son of George Stevens (?-?) and Mary A. Stevens (1820-1870). She is buried in Friendship Cemetery, though there is a note that the headstone was stolen at some point. I know that when we were there, I didn't see it anywhere. It is possible that either it was stolen or it is buried under the dirt. I am not sure where her father was buried.

He had at least one sibling:Mary E. Stevens (1845-1866) - buried in Friendship Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.

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This is the grave of Maggie Stephens.
Born: August 27, 1880
Died: July 23, 1897

She was the daughter of Samuel S. Stephens (1843-1923) and Catherin Tabor Stephens (1849-1912). They are both buried in Friendship Cemetery nearby.

Maggie's death was a tragic one. There was an article in the Bloomington World, dated July 24, 1897. According to the article, Maggie went to a party, which was not uncommon for her, and there she met a young man whom she became greatly interested in. It is thought that he did not return her affections and this led to her being most upset. Her parents admonished her for wanting to attend the party and forbade her to go. She went anyway and returned home early in the morning. It was said that she had her breakfast, wrote some letters and then made her way to the barn. She was not found until just before noon, hanging from the beams of the barn.

We now stop at the grave of Grace Jane Terrell.
Born: June 16, 1888
Died: March 26, 1890

She was the daughter of James William Terrell (1851-1905) and Ruth Ann Fleener Terrell (1853-1911). He is buried in Friendship Cemetery near her, but her mother is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

James William Terrell met a tragic fate when he was shot by another man after an argument. You can read the article here.

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Here we have the grave of James William Terrell.
Born: June 2, 1884
Died: May 27, 1889

He was the son of James William Terrell (1851-1905) and Ruth Ann Fleener Terrell (1853-1911). He is buried in Friendship Cemetery near her, but his mother is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

Here we have the grave of
Born: October 15, 1877
Died: August 12, 1879

He was the son of James William Terrell (1851-1905) and Ruth Ann Fleener Terrell (1853-1911). He is buried in Friendship Cemetery near her, but his mother is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

She was the daughter of Calvin Beckner (1843-1914) and Elizabeth Jane Lucas Beckner (1839-1865). He was born in the United Kingdom. Her father is buried in Sappington Chapel Cemetery, Washita County, Oklahoma, but her mother is buried in Steenburgen Cemetery, Logan County, Illinois. She died a little over a year after her daughter Harriet was born. It is likely that she died in childbirth with another child. Her father, Calvin, married again to a woman named Georgia Wicker Beckner, who was also from the United Kingdom.

She had a couple of siblings:Daniel Spencer Deavers (1858-1942) - buried in Greenview Cemetery, Vermilion County, IllinoisThomas A. Beckner (1865-1943) - buried in Arvada Cemetery, Jefferson County, IndianaInfant Daughter Beckner (1865-1865) - buried in Steenburgen Cemetery, Logan County, Illinois (this little one was only about three hours old when she passed away, probably not long after or before her mother passed away)Willie S. Beckner Houck (1880-1933) - buried in Sappington Chapel Cemetery, Washita County, OklahomaEugene Calvin Beckner (1880-1953) - buried in Olton Cemetery, Lamb County, TexasAlbert James Beckner (1884-1953) - buried in Olton Cemetery, Lamb County, Texas

She was married at least twice. Her first husband was Melvin O. Howard (1856-1882). He is buried in Hammett Cemetery in Douglas County, Illinois.

They had one child, who appears to have been born just a few weeks after her father's death:Winnie O. Howard Akers (1882-1969) - buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Rock County, Wisconsin

Her second husband was Tilman Howard Woods (1857-1929). They were married in 1887. She was his first wife. He married again after her death to Rhoda Ann Butcher Woods (1867-1946). He is buried in Knightridge Cemetery in Monroe County, Indiana, near his second wife.